The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-23

Regarding Liquor Michigan
Mining schooi-The Capital Punishment
Biil-state Game and Fish Warden
Prison of misunderstanding Appropria-
tons Miscellaneous.
LANSING. March IL, 1887.
Since the passage of the Joint resolution
to submit the question Of prohibition of
tie manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquor to a vote of the people on tho 4th of
April. all other bills on the subject of the
liquor traffic and its regulation have been
nearly or quite at a stand-still, to await the
result of the election. Then, if the amend
ment is adopted the other laws will not
be needed; and if 1t fails of adop-
ton there will still remain plenty of time
TO make or amend all the liquors laws that
are needed. After both houses had passed
bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating
liquors within one mile of the Soldiers
Home (near Grand Rapids, difference
arose over the insertion by the Senate OF
the words "knowir ely and willfully" before
the word sell" This disagreement called
out q committee of conference, and when
they reported it was decided to let the whole
matter rest until after the result of the cleo
ton on the amendment is known, and so
the further consideration of the bill was
made special order for April II.
MICHIGAN MINING SCHOOL
The Senate committee ON mines, miner
ais, and mining interests, and the House
committee on school of mines, recently
submitted n joint report on the Michigan
mining school that il the most compre-
hensive and able report thus far made to
either branch OF the Legislature 1t was
drafted by and proposed under the super
vision of Senator Jay A. Hubbell, who is,
from his long connection with mines and
mining interests (among which he resides,
fhnrOnnhlv IN N
port on this subject that will be of value in
the State and out as a work of reference. 1t
relates to the school, what it has done in
the one year siRce its establishment at
Houghton, and what its possibilities and
probabilities are for the future, what 1t now
has and what it needs; and then gives an
exhaustive statement of the importance to
Michigan of her mining interests as al
ready developed and now being developed
in the Upper Peninsula. 1t proves that
Michigan annually produces one-sixth Of
all the copper mined and used in the
world, and one-half of all produced in the
United Stltes-the total value of her out
put up to this time being Sl7S,617,5 19;
that her iron product is one third of
the product of the United States,
and far III excess of any other State-its
total value to date being $3.50, 900; that
her salt product is nearly half of the
lOLdl III the ODlleQ states, ana
far exceed ng that of any other State, her
yield for the years 1880 to 1885, inclusive
six years, being 17,79S,0O0 barrels; while
of the 76,l00 tons of land plaster and
stucco produced in the United States in
1885, Michigan alone produced "a, 403 tons.
The committee recommends an appropria-
ton of S120, coo for buildings and equip-
ments, $40, 900 TO be used in 1887 and the
balance III 1888, and it is quite likely the
appropriation will be made.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
Representative Oviatts bill to restore
the death penalty in cases of murder and
outrage (similar to the one that passed the
House by large majority two years ago,and
only lacked one vote Of passing the Senate)
is to be pushed as strongly this year as
then, and has been made a special order for
the 18th. II may pass the House again, but it
is believed it will not receive so strong
vote in the Senate as did the one of 81.
STATE GAME AND FISH WARDEN.
The Senate on the 18th passed the bill
formerly passed by the House, to authorize
the Governor to appoint, by and with the
consent of the Senate, game and fish
warden. to hold office for tour years, at
salary of 81 200. 1t is made the duty of
the warden to enforce the statutes for the
preservation of moose, wapit, deer, birds
and fish and all other laws for the protection
and propagation of birds, game and fish,
and to bring actions in the name of the
people to punish any parties for the viola
ton Of said statutes and laws. He may
also appoint deputy in each county, with
powers similar to his own, yet who shall
be under his authority, and who shall be
paid such compensation as the Board of
Supervisors shall vote. The sportsmen of
the State have tried at three previous ses-
sions to secure the passage or such a bill
and have failed, SO they now feel very
much elated.
"PRIsoN OF INFAMY."
The consideration of Senator Seymours
bill for the building of Prison of Infa-
my" for murderers has been made n spe-
cial order for April 18th, at which time the
Senator is prepared to present a strong and
able argument in favor of the passage of
the bill. Being one of the best orators of
the Senate, his remarks will be watched for
with much interest.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Many of the appropriation bills are not
vet completed, but the Commit ees ON Uni
versity have Jointly agreed on their report,
which will be made early next week. They
recommend an Appropriation of S142, S65.94
for 1887 and SS4, 200 for 1883, making total
of S227, O6594. This includes $500 in
1887 for the building of a gymnasium,
which may be cut out of the bill, many
agreeing that the State should not be taxed
for such purpose, but that if built at all
1t should be by private funds.
The Committees on State Public School
at Coldwater recommend an appropriation
of $4,000 for current expenses, and $500
for repairs, etc. half for each of the years
1857 and 1888.
GENERAL NOTES.
Lieutenant Governor Macdonald has
been at his home in the upper peninsula
(EsennabaJ for tn. past week, and when he
returns expects TO go TO Boston on II visit
to a sister whom he has not seen for forty
years or SO, and of whom he had lost all
trace las he had of all his family until she
saw his name among the newly elected
State officers of Michigan and wrote him
to know if he was really her long-lost
brother. AS his clean profit from the in
come Of his mines is 500 per day during
a large part of the year, the Governor feels